function validate(t) { var searchedtxt = t.str.value; var searchtxt = t.str.value.toLowerCase(); for (i = 0; i < searchtxt.length; i++) { if ((searchtxt.charCodeAt(i) == 32) || ((searchtxt.charCodeAt(i) >= 48) && (searchtxt.charCodeAt(i) <= 57)) || ((searchtxt.charCodeAt(i) >= 97) && (searchtxt.charCodeAt(i) <= 122))) { } else { alert("Please enter alphanumeric characters only (i.e. A-Z, a-z, 0-9)"); return false; } } var urlstr = searchedtxt.replace(/ /g,'+'); document.location = "../search.htm?str=" + urlstr + "&page=1"; return false; }